Library Calendar

RBML's fall exhibit featuring the University of Illinois Library's extensive Conde de Montemar letters collection, as well as other rare and fascinating books about the 16th-Century Spanish conquest and colonization of Perú.

Join the Music & Performing Arts Library for a short tour to learn more about the Library's collections, spaces, and services. 

Join the Music & Performing Arts Library for a short tour to learn more about the Library's collections, spaces, and services. 

Learn tips to manage stress, and make a stress! Program run by Stress Management Peers from the McKinley Health Center.

Introduction to Scholarly Research is a multipart instruction program designed to assist undergraduate and graduate students with the various stages of the research process.

The Speaking Center Language Sessions are informal conversation sessions led in different languages by a facilitator. If you are just starting to learn another language, or are fluent and want to meet new people, attend this laid-back session where you can talk about anything!

Not sure how to budget? Attend this helpful workshop that can walk you through the steps of learning to budget on your own!

Learn about the importance of eating "all the colors" of food, and get some healthy snacks! Run by the McKinley Health Center.

Voter Registration table with the League of Women Voters of Champaign County.

For one night only, the Music and Performing Arts Library is inviting patrons to browse its CD and vinyl collections! After browsing these materials, patrons are invited to check them out or listen to them in one of our Group Rooms. MPAL will also display exhibits featuring materials centered around the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month!

Not sure how to budget? Attend this helpful workshop that can walk you through the steps of learning to budget on your own!  This is an ONLINE EVENT. Zoom information will be sent to registered participants the day of the workshop.

Voter Registration table with the League of Women Voters of Champaign County.

The Speaking Center Language Sessions are informal conversation sessions led in different languages by a facilitator. If you are just starting to learn another language, or are fluent and want to meet new people, attend this laid-back session where you can talk about anything!

Voter Registration table with the League of Women Voters of Champaign County.

Curious about Marcel Proust? Prof. François Proulx (FRIT) and RBML curator Caroline Szylowicz will mark the 100th anniversary of his death with an exploration of his books, manuscripts and letters. Come share — or discover — favorite characters, passages, and anecdotes. Refreshments will be served.

The Speaking Center Language Sessions are informal conversation sessions led in different languages by a facilitator. If you are just starting to learn another language, or are fluent and want to meet new people, attend this laid-back session where you can talk about anything!

For National Cookbook Month, Funk ACES Library has partnered with McKinley Health Center’s Nutrition Peers to bring you smart snacks and promote eating "all colors of the rainbow". Bring your iCard to check-out a cookbook, grab a snack, or both! Visit our events & exhibits calendar to learn more about this and other events.

The Speaking Center Language Sessions are informal conversation sessions led in different languages by a facilitator. If you are just starting to learn another language, or are fluent and want to meet new people, attend this laid-back session where you can talk about anything!

Explore innovations from across campus using the Illinois Distributed Museum website: https://distributedmuseum.illinois.edu/ You will find a location across campus related to each innovation.

Celebrate Homecoming with the University Library! Learn about how the Library works to preserve our collections and participate, hands-on, to see how some of our materials are made.

Celebrate Homecoming with the University Library! Learn about how the Library works to preserve our collections and participate, hands-on, to see how some of our materials are made.

Celebrate Homecoming with the University Library! Hear from Alumnus Charlie Meyerson about his student experience at Illinois.

Celebrate Homecoming with the University Library! Hear from Alumnus Charlie Meyerson about his student experience at Illinois.

Introduction to Scholarly Research is a multipart instruction program designed to assist undergraduate and graduate students with the various stages of the research process.

The Speaking Center Language Sessions are informal conversation sessions led in different languages by a facilitator. If you are just starting to learn another language, or are fluent and want to meet new people, attend this laid-back session where you can talk about anything!

Learn about the services and resources available at the library! This workshop is 30 minutes long, with time after for questions. This is especially helpful to first-year students and transfer students. This is an online event. A zoom link will be sent to those who register.

Rare Book & Manuscript Library Curators Ruthann E. Mowry and Dr. Cait Coker will host this live, interactive presentation of materials documenting the history of European witchcraft. Bring your questions as we discuss witch trial records and accounts in their historical context and our contemporary parallels.

The Orange Room (Main Library first floor) will host a special treat-filled event Monday, October 31st, from 2-4pm. Prep for your final papers and projects by meeting with specialists from across campus libraries to learn about support for your research, writing, speaking, and related needs. Sign up for one-on-one sessions to help get that edge on scary assignments!